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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa Genealogy|Iowa]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Decatur County''' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa Genealogy|Iowa]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Decatur County''' | ||
Guide to '''Decatur County, Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.<br> | Guide to '''Decatur County, Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.<br> | ||
{{Click|Image:IA_ORP.png|Iowa Online Genealogy Records}} | {{Click|Image:IA_ORP.png|Iowa Online Genealogy Records}} {{Infobox U.S. County | ||
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| county = Decatur County | | county = Decatur County | ||
| county_map = Iowa Decatur Map.png | | county_map = Iowa Decatur Map.png | ||
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=== County Information === | |||
=== County Information === | |||
==== Decatur County, Iowa Record Dates ==== | ==== Decatur County, Iowa Record Dates ==== | ||
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Decatur County, Iowa Genealogy#Probate|Probate]]''' | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Decatur County, Iowa Genealogy#Probate|Probate]]''' | ||
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1880 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1880 | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1874 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1874 | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1880 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1880 | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1840 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1840 | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1851 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1851 | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1871 | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1871 | ||
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=== History === | === History === | ||
[[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px]] | [[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Stephen Decatur.JPG]] | ||
The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | ||
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=== Local Histories === | === Local Histories === | ||
{{IA History}} | {{IA History}} | ||
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=== Societies and Libraries === | === Societies and Libraries === | ||
'''Decatur County Genealogical Society'''<br>Lamoni Public Library<br>301 West Main<br>Lamoni, IA 50140<br>Telephone:641-784-6686<br>E-mail: [mailto:lamonipl@grm.net lamonipl@grm.net]<br> | '''Decatur County Genealogical Society'''<br>Lamoni Public Library<br>301 West Main<br>Lamoni, IA 50140<br>Telephone:641-784-6686<br>E-mail: [mailto:lamonipl@grm.net lamonipl@grm.net]<br> | ||
'''Decatur County Historical Society'''<br>100 block of North Main<br>Leon, Iowa 50140<br>[http://iagenweb.org/decatur/DecaturHistSoc.html Website] | '''Decatur County Historical Society'''<br>100 block of North Main<br>Leon, Iowa 50140<br>[http://iagenweb.org/decatur/DecaturHistSoc.html Website] | ||
==== Family History Centers ==== | ==== Family History Centers ==== | ||
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